Saanand Verma shares his pride for Bihar!

 

Bihar Diwas, also known as Bihar Sthapna Diwas, is observed every year on March 22nd, marking the formation of the state of Bihar. In the 111th year, Bihar-born Sannad Verma essaying Anokhe Lal Saxena in &TV’s cult comedy show Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai, expresses his regional pride and best wishes to people in Bihar. He says, “I am a proud Bihari, and everything I have accomplished personally and professionally is due to the support of my friends, family, and fans here. Bihar has much to offer the world, from its cultural heritage, monuments, art, music, and architecture to a rich history and delectable cuisines. There are many fascinating aspects to Bihar, but let me highlight a few. 'Bihar' derives from the Sanskrit and Pali word 'Vihara,' which means abode or home. Surprisingly, one of the most enthralling ideas in human history, the concept of "non-violence," originates in Bihar. The state has a glorious history, with major empires growing and collapsing here. This rich land of Bihar is also well-known for its cuisines, such as Litti Chokha, Chana Ghugni, Khaja, and many others.”

 

He adds, “The state has several noteworthy historical monuments and is a sacred place for various religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam. Among all Indian states, Bihar is the one most intimately linked to Buddha's life, which has resulted in a trail of pilgrimages that have come to be known as the Buddhist circuit. However, Bihar's popularity for its dialect in the entertainment industry is another reason I feel proud about it. Here’s wishing all my fellow Biharis a very happy Bihar Diwas and wishing that our state continues to touch new heights of development.”

 AR Rahman, Gulzar & Shilpa Rao weave love & magic with PS2's - "Ruaa Ruaa"

Tips Music, Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies released the first track of the much-awaited sequel of the year - Ponniyin Selvan 2 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. Composed by the music maverick A.R. Rahman, the song titled - "Ruaa Ruaa" in Hindi is sung in the distinctly soulful voice of Shilpa Rao and thoughtfully penned by Gulzar.

Based on the early emotions of love between the characters of Karthi and Trisha who play Vanthiyathevan and Kundavai. The audience was all in awe when they first saw the sparks flying between Vanthiyathevan and Kundavai in PS1 and have been eagerly waiting for it.

Ruaa Ruaa is crafted to accent emotions of love, valour, pain, courage & pride between two individuals who despite having feelings for each other have a higher purpose to serve. The backdrop, setting, music & lyrics make Ruaa Ruaa a grand tale of royalty, kingdoms, kings and queens.

Talking about Ruaa Ruaa Shilpa Rao said “I am honoured to be a part of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan-2. Also, I feel extremely lucky to be a part of a team which comprises AR Rahman & Gulzar Sahab. I had a great time recording Ruaa Ruaa and hope that people like it as much as we do."

The track in Hindi is called 'Ruaa Ruaa', Tamil - 'Aga Naga', Telugu - 'Aganandhe', Malayalam - 'Akamalar' & Kannada - 'Kirunage' on their respective language pages - Tips Official (Hindi), Tips Tamil, Tips Telugu, Tips Malayalam Official and Tips Kannada.

Ponniyin Selvan 2 directed by Mani Ratnam, is all set for theatrical release on the 28th of April, 2023. Based on Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan a five-series book, the film stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, Vikram Prabhu and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles.

 Producer Akshai Puri’s next “Gaslight” will unlock the royal world of deep dark secrets, a murder mystery and a classic whodunit

Akshai Puri, Producer, 12th Street Entertainment gears up to redefine the thriller genre for the audience, and at the same time retain the basics of Hindi cinema in his forthcoming film “Gaslight”, starring Sara Ali Khan, Chitrangda Singh & Vikrant Massey. The movie will be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar on March 31.

Elated with the response on the trailer which was released on March 14, 2023, on the official Youtube Channel of Disney+ Hotstar, he said, “We have received a great response on the trailer. The 2 mins 10 seconds movie trailer has left the audience excited to unravel the mystery. We hope the film keeps the audience on the edge of their seat till the end and we hope they have a thrilling time watching the movie as we had while filming it.” further adding "This is my second association with Ramesh Taurani ji & Disney + Hotstar, Gaslight is the result of a beautiful relationship we share"

The plot of the film revolves around a royal mystery that unfolds when Misha (Sara Ali Khan) returns to her family’s estate after 15 years and is caught in the midst of strange happenings. In the company of Rukmini (Chitrangda Singh) and Kapil (Vikrant Massey), Misha questions all that is happening around her. While she digs deep to uncover the truth, the secrets go deeper.

“Gaslight” is the result of Akshai’s long and interesting journey of producing films across Pan Indian including Bollywood & South. Akshai, who is constantly developing new ideas to present Indian films, has produced some of the path breaking films in the past including- Badla, Bhoot Police, Next Enti & many more.

His forthcoming projects include- an untitled film based on the book "The Devotion of Suspect X", directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Hindi remake of Thiagarajan Kumararaja's debut feature Aaranya Kaandam (2011) - to be directed by Ajay Bahl and a horror comedy written and to be directed by Akshat Verma.

Akshai aims to venture into unexplored realms of film making by experimenting with new themes and subjects.

 An annual award show which felicitates good individual profiles of Entrepreneurs, Homepreneurs, Startups, Service Industry, thus encouraging & motivating them to perform better

19th March, 2023 in Mumbai- Nidhi Pandya's property  "GB Inspire We Awards" celebrates and recognizes the achievements in different walks of life. It invites the stories of people from all over the country, who are doing innovative work to address the key development challenges and impacting the communities. In fact "GB Inspire We Awards" is the only award show which recognises Homepreneurs & Startups. The awards are one of its kind and are conceptualized as the industry benchmark for excellence in different fields of expertise

Guests who presented for the GB Inspire We Awards were - Deepshikha Nagpal, Delnaaz Irani, Tannaz Irani, Mihir Joshi, Nandita Puri, Garima Goel, Thomson AndrewsRekha Khan, Bandita Patro, Leslie Tripathy,Lakshmi Iyer ,Parul Chawla , Sneeha Khaamkar, Prashant Virendra Sharma, Shwetaa Khanduri, and many more.

Nidhi Pandya is a mother, educator by profession, founder of 2 facebook communities with over 20k members, a business hub admin, an influencer and blogger. Recently she launched a 360 Degree PR firm for all things branding. She loves spreading smiles and helping others genuinely by supporting and uplifting them. She is the founder of the ecommerce startup platform "Growing India"- a multivendor website to support Indian artisans, weavers, karigars and local brands in order to help them grow globally across the world.

"Great achievements are accompanied by great results. GB Inspire. We Awards is a symbol of honor given to people who have earned it by the virtue of their achievements" says  Nidhi Pandya.

 

THE ART OF INDIA EXHIBITION BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 INDIAN ARTISTS BY SHOWING A COLLECTION OF OVER 200 WORKS ON THE THEME OF 'INCLUSION & DIVERSITY'

19th March, 2023 in Mumbai- India’s thriving art world is growing fast—and the strength of Indian art is growing rapidly, adding to its growth, The Art of India exhibition, brings together 150 Indian artists in an effort to make art more democratic and accessible by showing a collection of over 200 works on the theme of 'Inclusion & Diversity' at Snowball Studios, Worli – Mumbai. This is the second iteration of the exhibition, which includes a variety of art forms created by some of the most prominent modern Indian artists from both home and abroad. It showcases creative expressions of artistic proficiency and imaginative concepts. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, digital and mixed-media works, are examples of several artworks that are displayed to make this into a magnum opus.

Guests who presented for the art exhibition were - Vidya Balan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Deepshikha Nagpal, Arjumman Mughal, Inika Datta, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Deepa Parekh, Prashant Virendra Sharma, Shwetaa Khanduri, Shanthi Priya, Munisha Khatwani, Rohit Verma, Hansa Singh, Gwen, Sangeeta Wadhwani, Anshita Asnani, Jugnu Ishiqui and many more.

Works by celebrated artists like Manu Parekh, Satish Gupta, Sujata Bajaj, Jaideep Mehrotra, Lalitha Lajmi, Naynaa Kanodia, Sudip Roy, Jayasri Burman, Paresh Maity, Jatin Das, Rekha Rodwittiya, Surendran Nair, Rini Dhumal, Akbar Padamsee, Ambadas, CN Karunakaran, Jeram Patel, Jai Zharotia, Prabhakar Barwe, Rabin Mondal, Ram Kumar, Vasant Wankhede, KG Subramanyan, Laxma Goud, Himmat Shah, Krishen Khanna, Jin Sook Shinde, Subhash Awchat, Seema Kohli, GR Iranna, Sheetal Gattani, Bose Krishnamachari, Mahirwan Mamtani, Shuvaprasanna, Shipra Bhattacharya,  Vrindavan Solanki, Shola, Gurcharan Singh, Dileep Sharma, Laxman Aelay, Thota Vaikuntham, KS Radhakrishnan, Ajay De, Revati Sharma Singh, Vinita Karim, Shivani Dugar, Sushma Jain, Puja Kshatriya, Jenny Bhatt, Kiyomi Talaulicar, Heeral Trivedi, Arunanshu Chowdhury, Kanchan Chander, Jaya Lamba, Birender Yadav, Prof Shivnath Ram, Dipti Pandey, Tejswini Sonawane, Arzan Khambatta, Suresh Muthukulam, Chitravano Mazumdar, Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, Ganesh Haloi, Jogen Chowdhury, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Mrityunjaya Mondal, Prokash Kormarkar, Rabin Mondal, Ramanando Bandhopadhya, Sanat Kar, Samir Mondal, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Shipra Bhattacharya, Shuvaprasanna, Shyamal Datta Ray, Suhas Roy, Naval Jijina and many more will be exhibited at the exhibition.

The edition is curated by Dr Tarana Khubchandani, Director of Gallery Art & Soul, and mentored by artist Brinda Miller. With Inclusion & Diversity as its theme, the second edition of The Art of India is a relevant, unique amalgamation of some of the best works from different regions of the country.

*Director of Gallery Art & Soul, Dr Tarana Khubchandani says “We are thankful to the generous artist community that came together for Art of India in such an overwhelming response, trusting us with several works made specifically for the event. With paintings, sculptural works in different media, hand woven art carpets, video projections, 3D walkthroughs and an array of workshops, the Art of India brings Indian art centrestage on the cultural landscape and is an opportunity for an art lover of every genre to connect and collect.”

Mentor & Artist Brinda Miller says “One of our aims is to spread art awareness all over the Indian subcontinent, through specially curated exhibitions of artworks of multiple genres. Additionally, my creative interests in all forms of the arts have led me to play a diverse and inclusive role as Advisor and Mentor in this edition of the Art of India. Our joint efforts begin with two mega shows in Mumbai and Delhi. It is here that we hope to bring together art lovers, connoisseurs and artists alike.”

 सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवरील मालिकांमध्ये साजरा केला जातोय गुढीपाडवा! 

                      सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवरील मालिकांमध्ये गुढीपाडवा साजरा केला जातो आहे. ‘जीवाची होतिया काहिली’ आणि ‘छोट्या बायोची मोठी स्वप्नं’ या मालिकांत गुढीपाडवा साजरा केला जातो आहे.

                     ‘जीवाची होतिया काहिली’ या मालिकेत गुढीपाडवा साजरा होतो आहे. अर्जुन आणि रेवथी यांच्यातले प्रेम फुलू लागले असून गुढीपाडवा सण त्यांनी साजरा केला. रेवती कानडी भाषिक असल्याने त्यांचा म्हणजेच कोकटनूरांच्या घरी त्यांचा उदगी हा सणदेखील साजरा होताना आपल्याला दिसेल. उदगी हा सण कर्नाटकात नवीन वर्ष म्हणून साजरा केला जातो.  मराठी मुलगा अर्जुन आणि कानडी भाषिक रेवथी यांच्या प्रेम कहाणीमध्ये पुढे काय होईल, ते पाहण्याजोगे आहे. पाहायला विसरू नका ‘जिवाची होतिया काहिली’, सोम. ते शनि. संध्याकाळी ७.३० वा. सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर.

                     शिक्षणासाठीची जिद्द आणि स्वप्नांची ओढ, असा वेगळा विषय हाताळत ‘छोट्या बयोची मोठ्ठी स्वप्नं’ ही मालिका प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला आली. ‘छोट्या बायोची मोठी स्वप्नं’ या मालिकेत गुढीपाडवा साजरा होतो आहे. भरपूर अभ्यास करून डॉक्टर व्हायचं स्वप्न बघणारी बायो आणि तिची आई भारती यांच्या आयुष्यात शुभांकरच्या येण्याने चांगले दिवस आले आहेत. बायोच्या शिक्षणाच्या जिद्दीचा अनोखा प्रवास या मालिकेत आपल्याला पाहायला मिळतो आहे. पाहा, 'छोट्या बयोची मोठ्ठी स्वप्नं', सोम.-शनि., रात्री 8.30 वा. सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर.

   त्याव्यतिरिक्त ‘महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा’ या कार्यक्रमात गुढीपाडवा विशेष भागात सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवरील सगळ्या नायिका एकत्र आल्या आहेत. गुढीपाडव्यानिमित्त हा भाग विशेष असेल आणि ‘महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा’च्या या भागात काय धमाल असेल, हे पाहणे मजेशीर असेल. पाहायला विसरू नका ‘महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा’, गुढीपाडवा विशेष.

 “Gen Z Actor and Supermodel Ishita Gupta Takes a Stand Against Cyberbullying from Kangana Ranaut”

In the age of social media, cyberbullying has become a rampant issue affecting people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, even celebrities and public figures are not immune to this kind of harassment. Recently, Gen Z actor and supermodel Ishita Gupta took a bold stand against cyberbullying from Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut.

It all started when Kangana Ranaut made derogatory comments about Gen Z on her Instagram story. She criticized them for spending too much time on their phones, not being consistent, and being unable to afford homes. She even went as far as to call them “gajar muli,” which is a derogatory term in Hindi.

In response, Ishita Gupta announced that she had bought her first house in Mumbai. She proudly shared her achievement on social media, and celebrated by dining at Julianos Bistro in Mayfair, London. She posted a picture of herself enjoying seafood pasta and sipping on a Starbucks coffee, while wearing a Christian Dior outfit. Her caption read, “Celebrating buying my first house in Mumbai with Starbucks + Avocado, in my own clothes cz the brands I wear don’t rent. Just #GenZ things….”

Kangana Ranaut indirectly attacked Ishita on Twitter by posting a video celebrating her designer’s birthday, and praising her for her commitment to her work. Ishita responded by sharing her educational qualifications, which included a degree from the prestigious Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication, and enrollment in a master’s program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She also shared photos of her entrepreneurial venture, which is a luxury tourism company that rents out supercars, yachts, and limousines.

Despite Ishita’s dignified response, Kangana Ranaut continued to harass her on Twitter. She accused Gen Z of being lazy and lacking in intellect, and labeled those who advocate for social justice as “wokes.” Ishita, however, refused to engage in Kangana’s toxic behavior, and instead shared her A-level marksheets, which showed that she had received straight As for literature, history, and geography.

Finally, Ishita took the ultimate step to protect herself from Kangana’s cyberbullying by blocking her on social media. While some might argue that blocking someone is a cowardly move, it’s actually a smart way to protect oneself from toxic behavior. Ishita showed that she was not willing to tolerate any more abuse from Kangana, and by blocking her, she sent a strong message that cyberbullying is not acceptable.

Ishita’s response to Kangana’s cyberbullying is commendable, and it shows that Gen Z is not willing to tolerate any kind of harassment, whether it’s online or offline. Cyberbullying is a serious issue that affects millions of people around the world, and it’s important that we take steps to protect ourselves and our loved ones from it.

One of the ways to protect oneself from cyberbullying is to limit the amount of personal information that we share online. It’s also important to report any instances of harassment to the authorities, and to seek help from trusted friends and family members. Additionally, we can take steps to educate ourselves and our communities about the dangers of cyberbullying, and work together to create a safer online environment for everyone.

Ishita Gupta’s response to Kangana Ranaut’s cyberbullying is a testament to the resilience and strength of Gen Z. It shows that we have the power to take a stand against toxic behavior and create a better world for ourselves and future generations. We must continue to fight against cyberbullying and all forms of harassment, and work towards creating a more inclusive and compassionate society.